ROXBURY CROSSING, MASSACHUSETTS, March 07-09 & Brighton, Massachusetts, March 10 — Quincy Wilson (Bullis, Potomac, Maryland) stole the show at a New Balance Nationals that produced four High School Records and plenty of top-shelf performances besides. The 16-year-old soph stormed a record-breaking 45.76 in the 400, covering the first half in 22.15 en route to cutting 0.16 off the HSR that had been held by Elzie Coleman (Free, Newburgh, New York) for 20 years.
“I just wanted to come out here and show the crowd, all my fans, that I could do it,” said Wilson. “I’ve been dreaming about this. It means a lot to me.”
At the end of the same day, Wilson came back to anchor another HSR (and WJR) from the Bullis 4×4. Following Alexander Lambert (48.50), Julian Roberson (47.98) and Colin Abrams (48.52), Wilson unleashed a 46.87 closer that finished off a 3:11.87. That sliced 0.66 off the old best of 3:12.53 that had been set by Bullis in ’19.
Records fell in the longest races too. On Friday, the day after running a 4:05 leg on the American Fork (Utah) 4 x Mile team that clocked the No. 2 time ever at 16:43.21, Daniel Simmons cruised 25 laps of the track and stayed well ahead of the pacing lights, crushing the HSR by nearly 18 seconds. After passing 1600 in 4:26.93 and 3200 in 8:50.16, he finished in 13:38.86. The old record of 13:56.82 had been set last year by Tyrone Gorze (Crater, Central Point, Oregon).
Along the way, Simmons lapped the field, with Paul Bergeron (Academy, Westford, Massachusetts) finishing 2nd in 14:14.57 to move to No. 7 all-time.
Simmons, bound for BYU, admitted, “I don’t think I ever smiled so much after a race.”
On Saturday Drew Griffith (Butler, Pennsylvania) tore through 2M in a HSR 8:34.91 to take down the 8:39.15 mark that Edward Cheserek set in ’23 for St. Benedict’s (Newark, New Jersey). The Notre Dame recruit covered the first mile in 4:18.7 before closing in 4:16.2. That was enough to win by more than 16 seconds over the 8:51.17 of Grant Morgenfeld (Palo Alto, California).
Those weren’t the only distance headlines. Patrick Hilby (Central Catholic, Aurora, Illinois) pulled away over the final lap of the 800 to win in 1:48.47 over Collins Abrams of Bullis (1:49.71). In the mile, Clay Shively (Trinity, Wichita, Kansas) followed a rabbit for the first half before moving to No. 8 all-time with his 4:00.47.
On the speed side, soph Jake Odey-Jordon won a very competitive 200 in 20.66 to move to No. 4 ever. Behind him, Jaden Wiley (Duluth, Georgia) ran 20.71 to move to =No. 6 and Caine Stanley (IMG, Bradenton, Florida) hit 20.79 for No. 9. In the hurdles, Bradley Franklin (Thompson, Alabaster, Alabama) moved to =No. 8 with his 7.61.
In contrast, the field events seemed rather calm, though pole vaulter Dyson Wicker (Rockwall-Heath, Rockwall, Texas) cleared 17-8½ to move to No. 10 on the ATL.
NEW BALANCE BOYS RESULTS
60: 1. Dominick Corley (Mead, Spokane) 6.67; 2. Antwan Hughes (Parkland, Winston-Salem) 6.69; 3. Jaden Wiley (Duluth, Ga) 6.70; 4. Caine Stanley (IMG, Bradenton, Fl) 6.72; 5. **Tate Taylor (Harlan, San Antonio) 6.75.
200: 1. **Jake Odey-Jordan (Carroll, Washington, DC) 20.66 (4, 4 HS); 2. Wiley 20.71 (=6, =6 HS); 3. Stanley 20.79 (9, =10 HS);
4. Shaun McCoullum (Washington, Philadelphia) 21.01; 5. Taylor 21.06.
400: 1. **Quincy Wilson (Bullis, Potomac, Md) 45.76 HSR, WYR (old HSR 45.92 Elzie Coleman [Free, Newburgh, NY] ’04);
2. Jayvian Greene (Academy, Montverde, Fl) 47.21; 3. Jaden Marchan (Leonia, NJ) 47.41.
800: 1. Patrick Hilby (Central Catholic, Aurora, Il) 1:48.47 (5, 5 HS);
2. *Colin Abrams (Bullis) 1:49.71 (11, x HS); 3. Noah Nielson (American Fork, Ut) 1:50.51; 4. **Cole Boone (Pulaski, Dublin, Va) 1:51.14; 5. Julian Carter (Marion, Ar) 1:51.14.
Mile: 1. Clay Shively (Trinity, Wichita) 4:00.47 (8, 9 HS);
2. Martin Barco (Martinsville, In) 4:05.62; 3. Marcus Reilly (Northbridge, Whitsinville, Ma) 4:06.12;
4. Gavin Genisio (Benton, Il) 4:07.25; 5. *Keegan Smith (Catholic, Knoxville) 4:07.50; 6. Steven Hergenrother (Ridgefield, Ct) 4:07.55.
2M: 1. Drew Griffith (Butler, Pa) 8:34.91 HSR (old HSR 8:39.15 Edward Cheserek [St Benedict’s, Newark] ’13) (in/out: 5, 5 HS);
2. Grant Morgenfeld (Palo Alto) 8:51.17; 3. Cameron Todd (Brebeuf, Indianapolis, In) 8:51.73.
5000: 1. Daniel Simmons (American Fork) 13:38.86 HSR (old HSR 13:56.82 Tyrone Gorze [Crater, Central Point, Or] ’23) (in/out: 4, 4 HS);
2. Paul Bergeron (Academy, Westford, Ma) 14:14.57 (7, 9 HS);3. Ben Jaster (American Fork) 14:19.95 (9, x HS);
4. Ryan Pajak (Ringgold, Monongahela, Pa) 14:25.80; 5. *Dylan Maloney (South, Plainfield, Il) 14:29.93.
60H: 1. Bradley Franklin (Thompson, Alabaster, Al) 7.61 (=8 HS);
2. Yashahya Brown (Washington Township, Sewell, NJ) 7.65; 3. Broderick Davis (Scotlandville, Baton Rouge) 7.73; 4. Malik White (Northside Taft, San Antonio) 7.75.
MileW: 1. Rowan McDonald (Bonny Eagle, Standish, Me) 7:05.96; 2. Colin Graham (Dumont, NJ) 7:18.24.
Relay Events
4 x 200: 1. Carroll, Washington, DC 1:26.47; 2. IMG, Bradenton, Fl 1:27.02; 3. Pioneer, Ann Arbor 1:30.04.
4 x 400: 1. Bullis 3:11.87 HSR, WJR, AJR (old records 3:12.53 Bullis ’19) (*Alexander Lambert 48.50, Julian Roberson 47.98, *Colin Abrams 48.52, **Quincy Wilson 46.87);
2. North, Toms River, NJ 3:17.50; 3. McNamara, Forestville, Md 3:17.65.
4 x 800: 1. Westfield, NJ 7:46.46; 2. St. John’s, Washington, DC 7:46.83; 3. Central Bucks West, Doylestown, Pa 7:47.36.
4 x Mile: 1. American Fork 16:43.21 (2 HS; in/out: 2 HS) (Simmons c4:05);
2. Carroll, Southlake, Tx 17:08.34 (6 HS);
3. South, Plainfield, Il 17:21.71; 4. Jerome,Dublin, Oh 17:34.70.
SpMed: 1. Morris Knolls, Rockaway, NJ 3:28.38 (Schagelin 1:51.96); 2. Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, NJ 3:29.15; 3. McNamara 3:29.16.
DisMed: 1. Ridgefield, Ct 10:01.13 (11 HS) (Hergenrother 4:04.67); 2. Westfield, NJ 10:01.92 (12 HS); 3. Benton, Il 10:09.33 (Genisio 4:04.49).
4 x 55H: 1. Hoover, Al 29.71; 2. Pioneer 30.15; 3. Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks, Ca 30.33.
Field Events
HJ: 1. Jesse Imemba (Village, Houston) 7-½; 2. *Kenneth Owen (Stratford, Houston) 6-10¼; 3. Cooper Williams (Fayetteville, Ar) 6-10¼.
PV: 1. Dyson Wicker (Rockwall-Heath, Rockwall, Tx) 17-8½ (10, x HS);
2. *Caelan Harland (Macon, Mo) 17-¾; 3. Bryce Barkdull (Central, Andover, Ks) 17-¾; 4. Paul Migas (Lakes, Lake Villa, Il) 17-¾.
LJ: 1. Chairo Ogbebor’ (Can) 24-7; 2. Walker Norris (North Raleigh, Raleigh, NC) 24-3½; 3. Broderick Davis (Scotlandville) 23-7½.
TJ: 1. Ty’Heak Buie (Potomac, Dumfries, Va) 49-11; 2. Ty Mathes (IMG) 49-10½; 3. Joseph Anderson (Westminster, St Louis) 48-8¼.
SP: 1. Dillon Morlock (Norwayne, Creston, Oh) 65-11; 2. Josh Huisman (St Rose, Belmar, NY) 64-½; 3. Luke Himes (Heritage, Indianapolis) 63-9½.
Wt: 1. Aidan Ifkovits (New Paltz, NY) 72-9; 2. Tahir Hines (Allatoona, Ga) 72-1¾; 3. Dillon Morlock (Norwayne, Creston, Oh) 71-2½.
Pent: 1. *Jackson MacKay’ (Can) 3833; 2. Cooper Williams (Fayetteville, Ar) 3831; 3. Matthew Malmstrom (Helias, Jefferson City, Mo) 3635. ◻︎